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The lineups

Email|Link|Comments (4) Posted by Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff June 25, 2009 02:40 PM

WASHINGTON -- All eyes will be on John Smoltz tonight as he makes his Red Sox debut You'll note that David Ortiz is back in the lineup at first base, hitting cleanup. Kevin Youkilis sits and Mike Lowell is back at third base. Here are tonight's lineups:

Red Sox
1. Dustin Pedroia, 2B
2. J.D. Drew, RF
3. Jason Bay, LF
4. David Ortiz, 1B
5. Mike Lowell, 3B
6. Jason Varitek, C
7. Jacoby Ellsbury, CF
8. Nick Green, SS
9. John Smoltz, RHP

Nationals
1. Cristian Guzman, SS
2. Nick Johnson, 1B
3. Ryan Zimmerman, 3B
4. Adam Dunn, LF
5. Josh Willingham, RF
6. Josh Bard, C
7. Willie Harris, CF
8. Anderson Hernandez, 2B
9. Jordan Zimmerman, RHP

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4 comments so far...

It's good that Papi is swinging the bat really well now because that allows Tito to give Lowell and Youk a rest. I've been thinking that Youk's needed a day off for a couple weeks now. He's been looking really fried up there.

Posted by CloakandSwagger June 25, 09 03:39 PM

oooh cleanup... cool. big papi owns!!!

Posted by papifan34 June 25, 09 04:06 PM

I too have been thinking Youk needed a day off as he looks like he was pressing. I was even kind of wondering if not for the support Smoltz needs tonight it might have been, Green at 3B, Lugo at SS, Pedroia at 2B and Papi at first, and Kotsay in the right field and Baldelli in centerfield. Especially since Varitek is actually the only important cog for Smotlz tonight.

Posted by Kate June 25, 09 05:08 PM

What's the big deal. Let Smoltz go 5 innings and see what he got.

Posted by charlie adler June 25, 09 05:45 PM